18 “Lalelani la, sesiya eJerusalema, lapho iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kubaphristi labakhulu netati temtsetfo, bese bayilahla ngelicala kutsi ibulawe.
Simoni, wephathi yemaKhenani, naJudasi Skariyothi lowatsengisa Jesu.
Kusukela lapho Jesu wacala wakhuluma ngalokusebaleni nebafundzi bakhe watsi: “Kufanele ngiye eJerusalema, ngiyewuhlushwa tibondza telibandla, nebaphristi labakhulu, nebafundzisi bemtsetfo. Ngitawubulawa, kodvwa ngelilanga lesitsatfu ngiyawuvuswa.”
“Njengobe nati kutsi sekusele emalanga lamabili kutsi kube nguMkhosi weliPhasika, iNdvodzana yeMuntfu itawunikelwa kuze ibetselwe esiphambanweni.”
Nine nitsini-ke?” Baphendvula batsi: “Kufanele afe!”
Ekuseni lokwa ngeluvivi baphristi labakhulu netibondza tesive benta lisu lekubulala Jesu.
Base batsi kuye: “Asisadzingi labanye bofakazi! Tsine matfupha sesitivele inkhulumo yakhe!”
Nkulunkulu ngekwatinchanti kwakhe nangentsandvo yakhe abesakumisile kutsi Jesu uyawuniketwa kini; nine-ke nambulala ngekumbetsela esiphambanweni ngetandla tetoni.